Does casting a cantrip cost an action?

cantrips take an action usually, at least in dnd 5e. you have 1 action and 1 movement action and one possible bonus action if you have it.
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Does casting a cantrip count as an action?

The extra Attack feature lets you make a second attack as part of the attack action. These are two separate actions, and do not overlap. The cantrips you mentioned are an action each to cast, and not just something that can enhance each and every melee attack that you make.
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Do cantrips cost actions?

Cantrips Only Cost Bonus Actions.
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How does casting a cantrip work?

A cantrip is a spell that can be cast at will, without using a spell slot and without being prepared in advance. Repeated practice has fixed the spell in the caster's mind and infused the caster with the magic needed to produce the effect over and over. A cantrip's spell level is 0.
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Can you cast 2 cantrips as a bonus action?

You could do the same kind of thing as a sorcerer with Illusionist Bracers, which lets you cast a repeated cantrip as a bonus action (it has to be the same cantrip). As you didn't use a metamagic to make a spell a bonus action, you can twin the bonus action cantrip.
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Are cantrips considered bonus actions?

If a spellcaster uses their bonus action to cast anything, they can only cast cantrips with their action for the rest of that turn. If they have already used a leveled spell with their action, they can't use a bonus action spell. This applies even if the bonus action spell is a cantrip, such as Shillelagh.
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Can cantrips be cast multiple times?

You can cast a cantrip as many times as you like as long as you follow the once per round rule. So your Wizard can cast Fire Bolt until the cows come home.
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Can you cast cantrips indefinitely?

If you can cast a cantrip, you can cast it unlimited times.
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Can you twin cast a cantrip?

Twinned Spell

When you cast a spell that targets only one creature and doesn't have a range of self, you can spend a number of sorcery points equal to the spell's level to target a second creature in range with the same spell (1 sorcery point if the spell is a cantrip).
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Can you cast a cantrip in rage?

I tried it, it cancels the spell if you rage, also you cannot cast any spell while raging. Casting becomes disabled.
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Can you cast a cantrip and a spell in the same turn?

You can't cast another spell during the same turn, except for a cantrip with a casting time of 1 action." It's all about the action economy. Each turn, you get 1 action, 1 bonus action (if you have something you can do with it), 1 reaction, and 1 move.
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Can you cast any spell as a bonus action?

The rule on casting a spell as a bonus action applies only on the turn you cast the spell. For example, spiritual weapon can be cast as a bonus action, and it lasts for 1 minute. On the turn you cast it, you can't cast another spell before or after it, unless that spell is a cantrip with a casting time of 1 action.
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Can you use cantrips outside of combat?

A "utility cantrip" will be defined as, "a cantrip that is useful out of combat, with bonus points if it can also be used in combat," so to be clear: some attack cantrips do have uses out of combat (Produce Flame, Fire Bolt, etc.), but their combat abilities will really only come into play in this assessment if two ...
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Can you quicken a cantrip and cast a cantrip?

Yes. Nothing requiring you to do it in either order. I know that the quickened metamagic allows you to cast a spell with a cast time of one action as a bonus action, then cast a cantrip with a cast time of one action.
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Can cantrips be used infinitely?

Cantrips are spells that don't use slots and can be cast an infinite number of times without depleting resources.
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Can you cast a cantrip while concentrating?

You can still cast other spells when using a concentration spell. But casting another concentration spell will cancel it. As someone else said, looks like a bug where after being unsilenced, the effect lingers until reload.
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Can I cast a cantrip with Warcaster?

War Caster changes that, allowing you to cast any spell that takes 1 action and targets a single creature as an opportunity attack. For example, cantrips like Shocking Grasp, Booming Blade, or Green-Flame Blade normally require an action to cast, but you could cast them on an opportunity attack with War Caster.
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Can you cast hex and a cantrip?

Hex cantrips are special hexes that don't cost Focus Points, so you can cast them as often as you like, though you can still cast only one hex each round. Hex cantrips are in addition to the cantrips you choose with your witch spellcasting and aren't counted toward your prepared cantrips.
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Can you twinned spell fire bolt?

Can I use Twinned Spell metamagic with Fire Bolt 5e? By RAW, no, since Fire Bolt can target objects. But most DMs allow twinning if only targeting creatures and not objects.
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Are druid cantrips permanent?

Druids can change their prepared spells after a long rest. The requirement is an additional minute spent in prayer or meditation for each spell level on the new list. This, unfortunately, does not extend to cantrips. Whatever cantrips you pick you are stuck with, however, as your druid level increase…
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Can you cast cantrips at higher levels?

No. Cantrips scale with character level to keep them relevant. They are meant as the casters “weapon” in case they need to preserve resources or if they run out of spell slots.
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Can you cast cantrips at will?

A cantrip is a spell that can be cast at will, without using a spell slot and without being prepared in advance. Repeated practice has fixed the spell in the caster's mind and infused the caster with the magic needed to produce the effect over and over.
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Can you cast two cantrips if you have two attacks?

No normally it's either two attacks if you have extra attack, or a spell. You can do an extra cantrip after a spell if either the cantrip or the spell is a bonus action or reaction.
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What does thaumaturgy do?

Historically, thaumaturgy has been associated with the manipulation of natural forces, the creation of wonders, and the performance of magical feats through esoteric knowledge and ritual practice.
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Is there a limit to cantrips?

Default is unlimited. Keep in mind that some races have cantrips available to them all the time, regardless of class.
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